AP Newsbreak: Suspect in abortion provider’s killing advocates justifiable homicide from jailWICHITA, Kan. — A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks. 8 Wonders of Kansas Cuisine announcedINMAN, Kan. — Hamburgers, fried chicken and artisan breads are among the menu choices at eight restaurants determined to be the “most iconic” in Kansas. Tax preparer H&R Block Inc. set to release fourth-quarter resultsKANSAS CIY, Mo. — Financial services company H&R Block Inc. is scheduled to report earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter Monday afternoon. The following is a summary of key developments related to the period. Suspect in slaying of Kansas college student who led secret life as porn model due in courtEL DORADO, KAN. — A man suspected of killing a Kansas college student who led a secret life as an Internet porn model is in custody in Kansas after his extradition from Mexico. Abortion opponents ask Justice Department to investigate threatsWICHITA, Kan. — An anti-abortion group is asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate what it says are death threats against abortion opponents after the killing of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas. Court disallows national class-action status in billing suit against Sprint NextelOVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A federal judge in Washington state has disallowed national class-action status to a lawsuit against Sprint Nextel Corp. over billing issues. 37-year-old man charged with murdering 4, including 3-year-old, at Kansas City, Kan., homeKANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 37-year-old man was charged Thursday with murdering four people, including a 3-year-old girl whose body was found in the front yard of a Kansas City home. ‘Person of interest’ in Kansas City, Kan., quadruple homicide held in separate attackKANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 37-year-old man identified by police as a “person of interest” in a quadruple homicide in Kansas City, Kan., has been charged with beating another man hours before the slayings. 3 adults, 1 toddler dead at Kansas City, Kan. home; police call case a homicide investigationKANSAS CITY, Kan. — Three adults and a toddler were found dead at a Kansas City, Kan. home Monday and authorities were conducting a homicide investigation, police said. Anti-abortion memorial held at closed Kan. clinic after counter-demonstrators, media leaveWICHITA, Kan. — It took waiting eight hours, but abortion opponents succeeded in holding a memorial service Saturday at the closed clinic of slain abortion provider George Tiller. Anti-abortion memorial moved away from closed Kan. clinic as counter demonstrations loomWICHITA, Kan. — More than 40 abortion rights supporters kept watch Saturday at the Kansas clinic run by slain abortion provider George Tiller, thwarting plans for a memorial service there by the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue. Now-closed abortion clinic at center of debate, with vigils and demonstrations plannedWICHITA, Kan. — The now-shuttered Kansas clinic run by slain abortion provider George Tiller is the focus of the issue again, with a vigil and counter-demonstrations planned Saturday. Regulators shut down 3 small banks, bringing this year’s failed bank tally to 40NEW YORK — Regulators have shut down three more small banks, pushing this year’s tally of failed banks to 40. Embarq, Sprint file suit against government over $31.6 million in income taxesOVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Embarq Corp. and its former corporate parent, Sprint Nextel Corp., have sued the federal government to recover $31.6 million in income taxes. Kansas bomb squad blasts suspicious package left at the post office, but find BibleLEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A bomb squad used a disrupter gun to blast a suspicious package left on the counter of the Leavenworth post office, but only a Bible was found inside. Police said the person who left the package on Friday night took off in a hurry and probably didn’t put enough stamps on it to get it delivered. Prosecutor cites possible threat in seeking higher bond for suspect in abortion provider deathWICHITA, Kan. — Prosecutors are taking possible threats made by the man accused of killing abortion provider George Tiller seriously. That’s why the bond for Scott Roeder was raised to $20 million from $5 million. Former Kansas Gov. Sebelius: K-State coach Bill Snyder once considered for political postOMAHA, Neb. — Kansas State coach Bill Snyder prefers football to politics. Man arrested after standoff at Calif. motel charged with murdering wife in KansasGORMAN, Calif. — Authorities say a man who barricaded himself in a Southern California motel room has been charged with fatally shooting his wife in Kansas. Cessna Aircraft announces 1,300 more layoffs, longer furloughsWICHITA, Kan. — Cessna Aircraft Co., the nation’s largest builder of corporate jets, said Friday it is laying off another 1,300 workers, raising the number of jobs eliminated to half of its work force since November as the recession has depressed demand for its planes. Cessna Aircraft plans 1,300 more layoffs, longer furloughsWICHITA, Kan. — Cessna Aircraft Co., the nation’s largest builder of corporate jets, has announced an additional 1,300 layoffs. The cuts mean the company will have slashed its work force in half since the recession began. The recession has hurt demand for corporate jets. Man wanted on Kansas murder warrant shoots self after standoff in California motel roomGORMAN, Calif. — California authorities say a man wanted on a murder warrant in Kansas is in critical condition with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he barricaded himself inside a motel room. AP NewsBreak: Neb. doctor says he’ll offer 3rd-term abortions in Kansas despite clinic closingOMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska doctor said Wednesday that he will perform third-term abortions in Kansas after the slaying of abortion provider George Tiller, but would not say whether he will open a new facility or offer the procedure at an existing practice. Operation Rescue interested in buying now-closed clinic of slain Kansas abortion providerTOPEKA, Kan. — The group that tried for years to put slain abortion provider Dr. George Tiller out of business is interested in buying his now-closed clinic in Wichita, its president said, but an attorney for the doctor rejected the idea as a publicity stunt. Closing of Kansas clinic leaves anti-abortion movement without a potent protest symbolWICHITA, Kan. — George Tiller’s slaying has accomplished what anti-abortion activists had tried to do for decades: The doors to his Kansas clinic will shut forever. Kan. man convicted of raping women met on Craigslist found dead in jail of apparent suicideWICHITA, Kan. — A man facing nearly 30 years in prison for raping three women who had advertised in the “erotic services” section of Craigslist apparently committed suicide in his Kansas jail cell. Kansas clinic’s closing leaves many wondering how it will change abortion battlegroundWICHITA, Kan. — George Tiller’s slaying has accomplished what anti-abortion activists had tried to do for decades: The doors to his Kansas clinic will shut forever. Family of slain Kansas abortion doctor says clinic will be ‘permanently closed’WICHITA, Kan. — The Wichita clinic of slain abortion provider George Tiller will be “permanently closed,” his family said Tuesday. Today in HistoryToday is Monday, July 27, the 208th day of 2009. There are 157 days left in the year. Suspect in Kan. abortion doctor’s death says ‘many other similar events’ planned around USWICHITA, Kan. — The man charged with murdering a high-profile abortion doctor claimed from his jail cell Sunday that similar violence was planned around the nation for as long as the procedure remained legal, a threat that comes days after a federal investigation launched into his possible accomplices. Government jobs’ recession shield at workAn AP analysis of economic data from around the country shows that economic pain in a county decreases as the percentage of government workers in its work force rises. Facts and figures about some of the counties around the country enjoying relative prosperity because of heavy concentrations of government jobs: |
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